The trick to this question is to make sure that you identify all of the organs in the human body and they take a look at Parkinson’s disease symptoms to see how they correlate.
If you just google the answer you might have found Wrong Diagnosis near the top and their answer is incomplete as the only organ they identify is the brain.
So let’s take a quick look at symptoms from the motor to the non-motor and see which organs are affected.
Organs and Organ Systems:
Skin
Skeletal System composed of bones, cartilage, tendons & ligaments
Muscular system: skeletal and smooth muscles
Circulatory system: heart, blood vessels and blood
Nervous System: To relay electrical signals throughout
brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
Respiratory system: nose, trachea, lungs
Digestive system: Mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, intestines
Excretory Syseem: Kidneys, ureters, badder, urethra
Endocrine System: pancreas, adrenal glands, etc
Reproductive system: testes, seminal vesicles, penis
ovaries, oviducts,uterus, vagina, mammary glands
Lymphatic/Immune System:
Lymph, nodes & vessels, white blood cells, T- and B- cells
Symptoms:
Automatic movements such as blinking, sweating - Brain
Constipation: Brain (because of muscle rigidity and Digestive organs - same reasons)
Difficulty starting or continuing movement: Brain but the eyes can also be involved to assist the way out of the freeze.
Impaired balance of walking: Brain, muscular and skeletal systems
(see this link to an interesting research abstract: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/119/4/1115
Drooling:
Lack of facial expression:
Loss of small or fine hand movements:
Muscle aches (myalgia)
Problems with movement
Rigid or stiff muscles
Shaking, tremors
Shuffling gait: (part of muscle rigidity, lack of balance)
Slowed movements:
Slowed, quiet speech, monotone voice:
Stooped posture:
Fainting: (orthostatic hypotension - blood pressure)
Loss of muscle function or feeling:
Variations in heart rate:
Urinary problems
Sexual Dysfunction
Non-motor:
Anxiety, stress, tension
Dementia
Depression
Hallucinations (this is also a side effect of some meds)
Memory Loss
Loss of sense of smell/taste
Vision disorders
Sleep disorders
Seborrhea or seborrheic dermatitis:
Loss of cognitive skills:
You will notice that as the list of symptoms progressed, I did not include the organ. That you can do.
If you have questions you may contact me thru Yahoo or at Parkinson’s Focus Today: http://parkinsonsfocustoday.blogspot.com/
there is a Contact Us in the right column - I’m pretty good at getting back a quick answer.
I think you have the tools you need and the way to continue to research the answers.
One last thing, don’t underestimate the effect that PD medications have in causing side effects. The liver is very vulnerable.
The trick to this question is to make sure that you identify all of the organs in the human body and they take a look at Parkinson’s disease symptoms to see how they correlate.
If you just google the answer you might have found Wrong Diagnosis near the top and their answer is incomplete as the only organ they identify is the brain.
So let’s take a quick look at symptoms from the motor to the non-motor and see which organs are affected.
Although I often go to the Mayo Clinic website or WebMD and suggest you do that at the links below because they have excellent explanations:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/parkinsons-disease/DS00295/DSECTION=symptoms
http://www.webmd.com/parkinsons-disease/guide/parkinsons-disease-symptoms
I’ll start here at Medline Plus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000755.htm#Symptoms
And for a break, lets take the organs here because they have more links at this site
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/14-anatomy.htm
Organs and Organ Systems:
Skin
Skeletal System composed of bones, cartilage, tendons & ligaments
Muscular system: skeletal and smooth muscles
Circulatory system: heart, blood vessels and blood
Nervous System: To relay electrical signals throughout
brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
Respiratory system: nose, trachea, lungs
Digestive system: Mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, intestines
Excretory Syseem: Kidneys, ureters, badder, urethra
Endocrine System: pancreas, adrenal glands, etc
Reproductive system: testes, seminal vesicles, penis
ovaries, oviducts,uterus, vagina, mammary glands
Lymphatic/Immune System:
Lymph, nodes & vessels, white blood cells, T- and B- cells
Symptoms:
Automatic movements such as blinking, sweating - Brain
Constipation: Brain (because of muscle rigidity and Digestive organs - same reasons)
Difficulty starting or continuing movement: Brain but the eyes can also be involved to assist the way out of the freeze.
Impaired balance of walking: Brain, muscular and skeletal systems
(see this link to an interesting research abstract: http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/119/4/1115
Drooling:
Lack of facial expression:
Loss of small or fine hand movements:
Muscle aches (myalgia)
Problems with movement
Rigid or stiff muscles
Shaking, tremors
Shuffling gait: (part of muscle rigidity, lack of balance)
Slowed movements:
Slowed, quiet speech, monotone voice:
Stooped posture:
Fainting: (orthostatic hypotension - blood pressure)
Loss of muscle function or feeling:
Variations in heart rate:
Urinary problems
Sexual Dysfunction
Non-motor:
Anxiety, stress, tension
Dementia
Depression
Hallucinations (this is also a side effect of some meds)
Memory Loss
Loss of sense of smell/taste
Vision disorders
Sleep disorders
Seborrhea or seborrheic dermatitis:
Loss of cognitive skills:
You will notice that as the list of symptoms progressed, I did not include the organ. That you can do.
If you have questions you may contact me thru Yahoo or at Parkinson’s Focus Today:
http://parkinsonsfocustoday.blogspot.com/
there is a Contact Us in the right column - I’m pretty good at getting back a quick answer.
I think you have the tools you need and the way to continue to research the answers.
One last thing, don’t underestimate the effect that PD medications have in causing side effects. The liver is very vulnerable.